Weather Records on 17 July 1933

216 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 July 1933. Highest significance: Dwarka, IN.

Key Facts for 17 July 1933

On 17 July 1933, 216 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 208 daily.
Dwarka set an all-time record daily precipitation of 273.8 mm (10.8 in) on 17 July 1933.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

216 stations

216 station records on 17 July 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 July 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	273.8 mm (10.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sakti	India	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porbandar	India	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

216 records

Records set or tied on 17 July 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 88.

Records on 17 July 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 July 1933 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 208.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

179 broken records

Margins by which the 179 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 July 1933

Top 20 records on 17 July 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 1933	Dwarka, IN	all-time rain	273.8 mm (10.8 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Astrakan, RU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Raigarh, IN	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Susendal, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Jackson 4 NW, US	monthly rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Mohpani, IN	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	all-time rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Yarraloola, AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Pandaria, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Junsele, SE	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Forse, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 July 1933	Sakti, IN	monthly rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1933	St Augustine, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1933	Snowflake, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1933	Jennings, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 1933	Porbandar, IN	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1933. 1933 had 216 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1799	1
1801	2
1802	1
1821	1
1827	1
1833	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	2
1852	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1871	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	2
1883	5
1884	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	5
1893	3
1894	4
1895	1
1896	3
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	13
1907	12
1908	32
1909	16
1910	8
1911	52
1912	13
1913	26
1914	67
1915	71
1916	27
1917	62
1918	41
1919	45
1920	50
1921	120
1922	206
1923	105
1924	165
1925	275
1926	251
1927	118
1928	116
1929	154
1930	366
1931	492
1932	293
1933	216
1934	438
1935	245
1936	815
1937	313
1938	303
1939	540
1940	319
1941	386
1942	522
1943	321
1944	236
1945	681
1946	523
1947	505
1948	278
1949	405
1950	645
1951	356
1952	772
1953	557
1954	517
1955	512
1956	608
1957	298
1958	693
1959	631
1960	324
1961	408
1962	421
1963	223
1964	481
1965	753
1966	454
1967	965
1968	707
1969	741
1970	486
1971	790
1972	634
1973	680
1974	691
1975	775
1976	1,041
1977	764
1978	794
1979	642
1980	1,137
1981	628
1982	850
1983	1,120
1984	875
1985	483
1986	1,214
1987	1,388
1988	1,239
1989	1,289
1990	953
1991	763
1992	1,055
1993	956
1994	631
1995	917
1996	911
1997	816
1998	1,031
1999	925
2000	1,166
2001	916
2002	995
2003	1,396
2004	908
2005	1,184
2006	1,509
2007	1,218
2008	508
2009	1,218
2010	965
2011	1,101
2012	934
2013	819
2014	1,456
2015	831
2016	679
2017	398
2018	750
2019	477
2020	515
2021	625
2022	791
2023	1,060
2024	814
2025	966
2026	860

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	150
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2